CATAPHRACTIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. CATAPHRACTIC is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CATAPHRACTIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATAPHRACTIC is to know. It scores 23 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATAPHRACTIC
No single letter turns CATAPHRACTIC into another word.
How CATAPHRACTIC scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CATAPHRACTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. CATAPHRACTIC needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about CATAPHRACTIC
- CATAPHRACTIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CATAPHRACTIC
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Common questions about CATAPHRACTIC
- Is CATAPHRACTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CATAPHRACTIC is not in it.
- How many points is CATAPHRACTIC worth?
- CATAPHRACTIC is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATAPHRACTIC?
- No single letter can be added to CATAPHRACTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CATAPHRACTIC:
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